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Ptolemais
Ptolemais
Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaic. Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita. The city was founded by and named after one of the kings of Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemais became a Roman possession in 96 BC. It was soon included in the Roman province of Creta et Cyrenaica.
Site Information
Country: Libya
District: Marj District
Site History: 6th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greeks
Later Cultures: Ptolemaic + Roman
Site Features: Ancient Greek & Roman Monuments
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